List of Famous people born in Italy

Tiziana Cantone

First Name Tiziana
Born on July 15, 1983
Died on September 13, 2016 (aged 33)
Born in Italy, Campania

Tiziana Cantone, name subsequently legally changed to "Tiziana Giglio", was an Italian woman who committed suicide after the spread on the web of some of her amateur pornographic videos.

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James Colosimo

First Name James
Last Name Colosimo
Born on February 16, 1878
Died on May 11, 1920 (aged 42)
Born in Italy, Calabria

Vincenzo Colosimo, known as James "Big Jim" Colosimo or as "Diamond Jim", was an Italian-American Mafia crime boss who emigrated from Calabria, Italy, in 1895 and built a criminal empire in Chicago based on prostitution, gambling and racketeering. He gained power through petty crime and by heading a chain of brothels. From about 1902 until his death in 1920, he led a gang that became known after his death as the Chicago Outfit. Johnny Torrio was an enforcer whom Colosimo imported in 1909 from New York and who seized control after his death. Al Capone, a Torrio henchman, allegedly was directly involved in the murder.

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Leo III

First Name Leo
Last Name III
Born on November 30, 0749
Died on June 12, 0816 (aged 66)
Born in Italy, Lazio

Pope Leo III was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 26 December 795 to his death. Protected by Charlemagne from the supporters of his predecessor, Adrian I, Leo subsequently strengthened Charlemagne's position by crowning him emperor. The coronation was not approved in Constantinople, although the Byzantines, occupied with their own defenses, were in no position to offer much opposition.

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Licio Gelli

First Name Licio
Born on April 21, 1919
Died on December 15, 2015 (aged 96)
Born in Italy, Tuscany

Licio Gelli was an Italian financier. A Fascist volunteer in his youth, he is chiefly known for his role in the Banco Ambrosiano scandal. He was revealed in 1981 as being the Venerable Master of the clandestine masonic lodge Propaganda Due (P2).

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Nicolás Blandi

First Name Nicolás
Last Name Blandi
Born in Italy, Campania
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Nicolás Blandi is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Colo-Colo.

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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola

First Name Giovanni
Last Name Mirandola
Born on February 24, 1463
Died on November 17, 1494 (aged 31)

Giovanni Pico della Mirandola was an Italian Renaissance nobleman and philosopher. He is famed for the events of 1486, when, at the age of 23, he proposed to defend 900 theses on religion, philosophy, natural philosophy, and magic against all comers, for which he wrote the Oration on the Dignity of Man, which has been called the "Manifesto of the Renaissance", and a key text of Renaissance humanism and of what has been called the "Hermetic Reformation". He was the founder of the tradition of Christian Kabbalah, a key tenet of early modern Western esotericism. The 900 Theses was the first printed book to be universally banned by the Church.

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Marco Parolo

First Name Marco
Last Name Parolo
Born on January 25, 1985 (age 41)
Born in Italy, Lombardy
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Marco Parolo is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie A club Lazio and the Italian national team.

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Rossano Brazzi

First Name Rossano
Last Name Brazzi
Born on September 18, 1916
Died on December 24, 1994 (aged 78)

Rossano Brazzi was an Italian actor.

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Matteo Trentin

First Name Matteo
Last Name Trentin
Born on August 2, 1989 (age 36)
Height 179 cm | 5'10

Matteo Trentin is an Italian professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates.

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Marella Agnelli

Marella Caracciolo di Castagneto
First Name Marella
Last Name Agnelli
Born on May 4, 1927
Died on February 23, 2019 (aged 91)
Born in Italy, Tuscany

Marella Agnelli was an Italian noblewoman, art collector, socialite, style icon and wife of Fiat chairman Gianni Agnelli. She often appeared in the fashion magazine Vogue. She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1963.

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